On a recent retreat, Tim O’Brien finds out what Dostoyevsky and The Avett Brothers have to say about lying and the spiritual life.
All posts by Timothy O'Brien, SJ
Tim met the Jesuits while earning a B.A. in political science at the College of the Holy Cross. He entered the Maryland Province in 2008 after a stint as a copy editor for the federal government. Tim studied theology at Centre Sèvres, the Jesuit theology faculty in Paris. He was ordained a priest in 2018. Tim desires God's love and grace, and to win the New Yorker's cartoon caption contest (in that order).
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Can I Smoke In Church?
As it turns out, lighting up in Church is not just the punchline to a familiar Jesuit joke.
Meme Watch: Extreme Makeover, Jesus Edition
Forget all about lolcats. Move over, Texts from Hillary. Jesus has his own meme. (Kinda.)
Making Sense of Evil
After shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Tim O’Brien wonders how we take account of evil in a post-devil world.
Mapping Loss and Compassion
Tim O’Brien helps us remember not only the 94,000 Americans who have died of AIDS, but the living memorial to them that is the AIDS quilt.
Worth Watching: The Other Story in London
For us here at TJP, Mitt Romney, Michael Phelps, and Ryan Lochte aren’t the only ones making waves in London…
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Those Damn [Insert Label Here]!
In the New York Times, Ross Douthat wondered if liberal Christianity can be saved — Tim O’Brien steps back and wonders why we’re so attracted to the labels behind the question.
“Hi” on the Fourth of July
It’s the Fourth of July, and Tim O’Brien has good news and bad news.
The Sound of Silence
What might Simon and Garfunkel and Trappist Monks have in common? Tim O’Brien takes a look.